Introduction; Overview; Server Components - Rackable Systems S3118 User Manual

1 Introduction

1.1 Overview

The Rackable Systems S3118 server (figure 1) is a high-end, 3U rack mount storage server featuring
some of the most advanced technology currently available. It is designed with today's most state-of-the-
art features:
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Available as a complete Network-Attached Storage (NAS) server appliance, an iSCSI block
storage appliance, or as a standard Linux or Windows file/application server.
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Single and dual processor configurations available based on Xeon EM64T, Opteron, and Pentium
4 platforms.
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Support for up to 18 swappable Serial ATA or U320 SCSI hard drives for high-density
deployments (including two rear-accessible, swappable drives that can either be used as mirrored
boot OS drives or as integral parts of the main RAID sets)
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Hard drive carriers designed for minimizing rotational vibration effects. Drive power and activity
LEDs are provided on each carrier.
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550W 1+1 redundant, hot-swappable, auto-selecting power supply using two standard EIC
Adapter plugs. One of the two supplies must be operational for the server to receive adequate
power.
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Innovative thermal design utilizing four hot-swappable system fans. The system design assures a
uniform and adequate flow of cooling air to be drawn over the entire motherboard, hard drive,
memory and CPU area at all times.
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Front I/O panel, providing LCD display, CD-ROM, power on/off button; power, hard drive activity
and management/fault LEDs; an RJ45 serial remote management port.
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Rear I/O panel, providing motherboard I/O ports for keyboard, mouse, video, Ethernet, USB, and
serial connectivity.
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Optional floppy drive accessible at the rear of the system.

1.2 Server Components

In addition to the Rackable Systems S3118 chassis, the server contains a variety of hardware
components, including:
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One (1) server-class motherboard
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Two (2) Intel Xeon EM64T, Two (2) AMD Opteron, or one (1) Intel Pentium 4 processor
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Up to 4-32 GB Registered ECC main memory (maximum memory is motherboard dependant)
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Up to Eighteen (18) Serial ATA (SATA) or U320 SCSI hard drives
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Up to Two (2) SATA RAID cards (by Adaptec or 3Ware) or up to Two (2) U320 SCSI RAID cards
(by Adaptec or LSI Logic)
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One (1) Rackable Systems S3118 manual
The following additional options are available:
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One (1) slim CD-ROM drive
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One (1) Floppy drive
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One (1) Remote management card and LCD
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Up to Two (2) additional PCI cards (e.g. additional networking cards)
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Figure 1: S3118 Storage Server
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